以為年老者當辯論、壽高者必以智慧訓人、

我说，年老的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教训人。

我说：‘年长的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教导人。’

我说：‘年长的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教导人。’

我想，前辈当先发言，长者当传授智慧。

我心里想：‘年长的当先说话，寿高的当以智慧教训人。’

我說，年老的當先說話；壽高的當以智慧教訓人。

我說：『年長的當先說話；壽高的當以智慧教導人。』

我說：『年長的當先說話；壽高的當以智慧教導人。』

我想，前輩當先發言，長者當傳授智慧。

我心裡想：‘年長的當先說話，壽高的當以智慧教訓人。’

我心裏說：「應當讓年老的說話；讓壽高的以智慧教訓人。」

自謂歷日多者、當講論、享年永者、當以智誨人、

竊思有年者當先言、以道指示。

I thought,‘ Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’

I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak first. Those who have lived for many years should teach people how to be wise.’

I said,‘ Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’

I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.’

I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.

I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.

I said,‘ Age should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

I said to myself,‘ Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

I said,‘ Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

皓首如華冕、行善道者方可得之、

老者有智慧、年高者有明哲、

以色列王大衛子所羅門之箴言、欲使人知智慧訓迪、通達哲言、承訓以得聰明、秉公、執義、守正、使拙者靈明、少者獲知識謀畧、

爾曹學道已久、當為他人之師、但今復需人以天主道之開端教爾、爾成為需乳不需堅實之食者、

爾考問前代、追念列祖所經驗、我儕自昨日始有、毫無所知、我儕在世之日、猶如虛影、彼將訓爾告爾、自靈府出言云、

諸弟子皆來聽我之言、我將敬畏主之道訓誨爾曹、無論何人、若欲生存、羨慕遐齡、並望享福、

羅波安父所羅門生存之日、有侍其前之老者、羅波安王與之議、曰、爾意如何、當何以答斯民、老者曰、如爾今日在民前自卑如僕、從其所求、以善言答之、則彼必永為爾僕、王不從老者之謀、乃與侍其前、偕己同長之少者議、曰、